1907 LSU Tigers football team

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1907 LSU Tigers football
Bacardi Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSolle W. Brannon
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 5 1 1
Sewanee 6 1 0 8 1 0
LSU 3 1 0 7 3 0
Alabama 3 1 2 5 1 2
Tennessee 3 2 0 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 2 1
Georgia 3 3 1 4 3 1
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 0 4 4 0
Clemson 1 3 0 4 4 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 3 0
Howard (AL)
0 5 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 0 6 0
Nashville        
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1907 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The season was the first year under coach Edgar Wingard. It was also the first year at LSU for star player, Doc Fenton.

Before the season

Fenton, who was from Scranton, Pennsylvania, had been heavily recruited by Wingard to play at LSU.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Louisiana Industrial*W 28–0[1]
October 19at Texas*L 5–12[2]
October 21at Texas A&M*L 5–11
October 28Howard (AL)*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 57–0[3]
November 6Arkansas*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 17–12[4]
November 9Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 23–11[5]
November 16at Ole Miss
W 23–05,000[6]
November 23at Alabama
L 4–6[7]
December 6Baylor*Baton Rouge, LAW 48–0[8]
December 25at
La Tropical Stadium
  • Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl
  • )
    W 56–0
    • *Non-conference game

    Game summaries

    Louisiana Industrial

    The Tigers opened the season at State Field, by beating Louisiana Industrial, 28–0. A highlight of that game was a 90-yard touchdown run by Doc Fenton. It was Louisiana Industrial's only loss on the season.

    Texas and Texas A&M

    This win was followed by losses on the road at Texas and Texas A&M. After these losses, LSU went on to win 4 straight games.

    Howard

    The Tigers romped over Howard 57–0.

    Arkansas

    The 17–12 win over Arkansas was the school's first over the school.

    Alabama

    That 4 game winning streak was broken by a loss to Alabama. In the contest against Alabama, LSU led for most of the game because of two safeties. Alabama scored late in the game from an 85-yard punt return to win the game 6–4.

    Baylor

    LSU's next game resulted in a win over Baylor.

    Bacardi Bowl

    1907 LSU Tigers football team in Havana, Cuba for the 1907 Bacardi Bowl

    Their last game of the season was in an appearance at the Bacardi Bowl. This was LSU's first bowl game, and the first time any U.S. football team played in a foreign country.

    This game, played in Cuba against the University of Havana resulted in a 56–0 victory for LSU.[9]

    References